Land register extract
A land register extract (grunnboksutskrift) is an official extract from Grunnboken that shows the registered owner, ownership shares, monetary charges, easements and other registered rights on a property. It is the first document an estate agent, surveyor or lawyer retrieves when a property is to be sold, refinanced or analysed.
A distinction is made between an extract from the "active" land register, which shows only the current status, and the "historical" land register, which also covers deleted and expired information right back to the date the property's electronic land register page was created. The move from paper to an electronic land register took place between 1995 and 2007, depending on the registration office, so for older properties the older day book entries are held as paper documents in Kartverket's archive and must be ordered separately if needed.
The registered owner is stated with a national identity number for natural persons and an organisation number for legal persons, together with the notional ownership share and the day book number under which the transfer was registered. Monetary charges, easements and agreements are shown in order of priority. Priority decides who is paid first in the event of a forced sale and is therefore central to all bank and mortgage matters.
A certified extract is ordered from Kartverket via eiendomsregisteret.kartverket.no, or via Infoland and Ambita for professional users. A certified extract carries a fee and is used when the document is to be attached to a bid, a financing agreement or a registration order. The uncertified free extract in Se eiendom has the same level of content, but lacks a signature and cannot be used as documentary evidence towards a bank or a court.
Professional users retrieve the extract through Kartverket's API for land registration data and can subscribe to change alerts for selected properties, so that new registrations are notified automatically. It is this channel that sits behind much of the property data you see in third-party mapping and analysis tools.
In a due diligence, the land register extract is the starting point for mapping which encumbrances follow the property: mortgages, easements, pre-emption rights and any restrictions on disposal. The order of priority in the extract decides who must give consent on refinancing or deletion. For properties with many registered documents, you should order both the active and the historical extract, because in rare cases deleted rights can reappear through error.
In Placepoint, key land register information is shown directly in the property panel. For a formal, certified land register extract you must order from Kartverket or one of their distributors.
How it looks in Placepoint
In Placepoint you find this in the Property panel:
From Placepoint's dictionary: Land register extract
More information: Kartverket: Ordering from Grunnboken, Kartverket: Eiendomsregisteret
English: Land Register transcript (extract from Grunnboken showing title and encumbrances).
Frequently asked questions
What is a land register extract?
A land register extract is an official document from Kartverket that shows who is the registered owner of a property, as well as all encumbrances, rights and declarations registered on the property.
What does a land register extract show?
A land register extract shows the registered owner, monetary charges (mortgages), easements, pre-emption rights, leasehold rights and other registered rights or obligations attached to the property.
How do I obtain a land register extract?
A land register extract can be ordered digitally at kartverket.no. It carries a small fee and is publicly available. Some services also provide a land register extract automatically when you search for a property.
What is the difference between Grunnboken and a land register extract?
Grunnboken is the register itself, where all registered information is stored, and it is legally binding. A land register extract is an extract, a snapshot of that information at a given point in time.
When should you obtain a land register extract when buying property?
A land register extract is one of the first documents you should obtain in a due diligence process, because it reveals ownership, encumbrances and any legal disputes attached to the property.